Recent News

The first 500 participants in the “Step Out of the Darkness” prayer march will receive a free t-shirt. The day of activities is devoted to prevention and recovery from addiction. Marchers should report to the entrance of Centennial Plaza at East Central University at 9:30 a.m. to be transported by bus to Glenwood Park, then walk to Centennial Plaza. Contact Holli Witherington at the Brandon Whitten Institute for Addiction and Recovery, 559-5815, for more information.

A $2 million gift to the ECU Foundation Inc. from entrepreneurs Harland and Shirley Stonecipher will provide a major boost to the construction of a new business school and conference center at East Central University.

The 62,000 square-foot building – which will house the Harland C. Stonecipher School of Business – will be located due west of the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center and is estimated to cost $10-12 million.

Dr. Jennifer Weber, an assistant professor of history at the University of Kansas, will discuss “Lincoln and Executive Power” at East Central University Monday [SEPT. 19] in conjunction with the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.

Weber, who specializes in Civil War studies, will speak at the Julian J. Rothbaum Distinguished Lecture in Public Affairs at 6:30 p.m. in the Estep Multimedia Center in the Cole University Center.

Melissa York of Ada, a senior at East Central University majoring in psychology with a legal studies minor, has been awarded a $1,500 Alfred H. Nolle Scholarship from Alpha Chi national college honor society. She is one of only 10 winners nationwide.

York's award-winning research, “Emotional Timeline: Expectations Regarding the Emotional Reactions of Sexual Assault Victims,” was presented at the Alpha Chi convention in San Diego last March. The convention featured scholarly and creative presentations by more than 260 students.

With drug and alcohol abuse now considered the top health issue in Oklahoma, a new organization has developed a 12-step plan that involves the community in the fight to prevent abuse and help people who are addicted to find a lasting recovery.

The East Central University Athletics Department is partnering with McDonald’s in Arlington Center on September 15 from 6 to 9 p.m. for ECU Athletics Night.

Not only will athletes and coaches from numerous sports be working at the restaurant to raise funds for their department but they will also be participating in a pep-rally at 7 p.m. in the Arlington Center parking lot.

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